Maria Carvalho Dias DG RTDB

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The Seventh (FP7)Framework Programme

Maria Carvalho Dias DG RTD-B ERA Research
Programmes and Capacity Research Infrastructures
Unit
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History of European Research
Lisbon strategy
ECSC Research
ECSC Treaty
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Budget evolution of the different Framework
Programmes
NB Budgets in current prices. Source European
Commission, July 2006
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Lisbon Strategy
ST contributes to the Lisbon objectives
economic growth, employment creation,
environmental protection, social challenges
fight poverty, improve human health and quality
of life
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FP7 What will be new

• Evolution, not revolution
• Increase in duration and budget
• New Structure 4 Specific Programmes
• European Research Council
• Joint Technology Initiatives
• New infrastructures and RSFF
• Simplification externalisation of management

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FP7 2007 - 2013
Cooperation Collaborative research
Ideas Frontier Research
People Human Potential
Capacities Research Capacity

JRC (non-nuclear nuclear
Euratom
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FP7 budget ( 50 521 million, current prices)

• Note Euratom FP 2.7 billion over 5 years -
  not included above

• Note Euratom FP 2.7 billion over 5 years -
  not included above

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Cooperation Collaborative Research

• Health
• Food, agriculture and biotechnology
• Information and communication technologies
• Nanosciences, nanotechnologies, materialsand new
  production technologies
• Energy
• Environment (including climate change)
• Transport (including aeronautics)
• Socio-economic sciences and the humanities
• Space
• Security
• Euratom Fusion energy research, nuclear fission
  and radiation protection

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CooperationThematic areas ( million)
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Cooperation Tool-box

• Support will be implemented across all themes
  through

Collaborative research Collaborative
projects Networks of Excellence Coordination/suppo
rt actions (Alone or in combination)
Joint Technology Initiatives
Coordination of non-Community research
programmes (ERA-NET ERA-NET Article 169)
International Cooperation
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Funding Schemes for Cooperation

• Collaborative projects
• Consortia with participants from different
  countries
• New knowledge, technology, products or common
  resources for research
• Size, scope and internal organisation of projects
  can vary
• Can be divided into
• Small or medium-scale research projects
• Upper ceiling for requested Community
  contribution (eligibility criterion)
• Large-scale integrating projects
• Upper and lower ceiling for requested Community
  contribution (eligibility criterion)

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Funding Schemes for Cooperation

• Networks of Excellence
• Integrating activities and capacities in long
  term perspective
• Joint Programme of Activities
• Combined use/reallocation of resources
• Redesign of research portfolios/priorities
• Exchange of researchers/staff
• Joint research
• Training, dissemination, communication activities
• Formal commitment of senior management to
  integration objective
• Number of participants compatible with
  integration objective (typically, 3-7)

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Funding Schemes for Cooperation

• Coordination and Support Actions
• Networking
• exchanges,
• trans-national access to research
  infrastructures,
• studies
• conferences, etc.

• Eligibility criteria
• Support At least 1 legal entity
• Coordination At least 3 independent MS/AS legal
  entities

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Joint Technology Initiatives (JTI)

• JTIs aim to
• establish long-term public-private partnerships
  in research at European level in fields of high
  industrial and policy relevance
• co-ordinate research efforts and respond to
  industry needs
• lead to flagship projects for European
  competitiveness
• JTIs build on European Technology Platforms
  (ETPs)
• in a small number of cases, scale and scope of
  Strategic Research Agendas of ETPs require
  implementation through dedicated legal structure
• normal FP instruments not sufficient

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Joint Technology Initiatives
Six potential topics identified in the
Cooperation Specific Programme
Fuel Cells and Hydrogen (FCH)
Aeronautics and Air Transport (Clean Sky)
Global Monitoring for Environment and
Security (GMES)
Embedded Computing Systems (ARTEMIS)
Innovative Medicines (IMI)
Nanoelectronics Technology 2020 (ENIAC)
Other possible topicsto be identified later
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Article 169
Participation of the Community in research
programmes jointly Implemented by Member States
Article 169 In implementing the multiannual
Framework Programme, the Community may make
provision, in agreement withthe Member States
concerned, for participation in researchand
development programmes undertaken by several
Member States,including participation in the
structures created for the execution of those
programmes

• European co-operation on a large-scale in
  variable geometry between Member States
• Co-operation between Member States sharing common
  needs and/or interests
• Identification of Art. 169 initiatives on the
  basis of clear criteria

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Article 169 Roadmap
Four potential initiatives identified in the FP7
Specific Programmes
EUROSTARS (Support to research performing SMEs)
Ambient Assisted Living
European Metrology Research Programme (EMRP)
BONUS 169 (Baltic Sea Research)
Other possible themesto be identified later
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ERA-NET and ERA-NET

• Continuity and reinforcement of ERA-NET.
  Four-step approach
• Exchange of information best practice
• Definition, preparation and implementation of
  joint activities
• Implementation of joint activities
• Funding of joint, trans-national research actions
  (as much as possible)
• For new topics not addressed in FP6, for
  broadening and deepening existing ERA-NETs which
  should focus on steps 3 and 4.
• NEW
• ERA-NET additional EU financial support to
  top-up joint calls
• Support to pooled financial resources between
  national programmes for joint calls for proposals
• Topping up maximum 1/3 of the total joint call
  budget
• Only transnational research projects to be funded

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Horizontal issues

• International Cooperation
• Dissemination
• SMEs
• Cross-thematic Approaches

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International Cooperation in FP7

• A new approach has been followed in FP7 to
  support the activities of International
  Cooperation
• The theme-oriented international cooperation
  actions are carried out under the Cooperation
  Programme
• The international actions in the area of human
  potential are carried out under the People
  Programme
• Actions of the Capacities Programme are designed
  to support and stimulate the participation of
  third countries in the FP

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Dissemination and use of RD results

• Need better diffusion and use of project outputs
• funding at
• Project level
• Innovation-related activities within RTD projects
• Assistance from external experts
• In all thematic areas
• Networking initiatives, seminars, brokerage
  events
• Focused on specific fields or user groups

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SME participation in Collaboration

• Reduce barriers to participation
• Simplification particular important to SMEs
• Fewer funding schemes more flexibility and
  freedom
• Take account of SME needs in thematic area
  content
• SME-targeted projects (e.g. in NMP Theme)
• Participation potential varies by theme

CIP - Competitiveness and Innovation Programme -
will support networks providing services
encouraging SME participation, by Raising
awareness, helping to identify needs and
partners, assisting in the preparation and
coordination of proposals Close coordination
between CIP and FP7-related actions